Originally posted by: Tiptup
Heh, I envision a complicated, evil-mastermind setup with a timer ticking down to the 30th anniversary: one side of the contraption holds the theatrical releases while the other side holds the special editions and a great sword threatens to fall from above. As fans support one version more than the other, one is more in danger of being cut to pieces.
Originally posted by: Mike O
She proably said what the "official LFL response" said. Again, we must remember, that Lucas is still contemptuous of these versions. He wants to test the waters, and as we all know, he'll be surprised by the results. "Now we'll find out whether people wanted the original or the improved versions. It will all come out in the end." What is the end? The 30th anniversary? Everybody cross their fingers.
She proably said what the "official LFL response" said. Again, we must remember, that Lucas is still contemptuous of these versions. He wants to test the waters, and as we all know, he'll be surprised by the results. "Now we'll find out whether people wanted the original or the improved versions. It will all come out in the end." What is the end? The 30th anniversary? Everybody cross their fingers.
Heh, I envision a complicated, evil-mastermind setup with a timer ticking down to the 30th anniversary: one side of the contraption holds the theatrical releases while the other side holds the special editions and a great sword threatens to fall from above. As fans support one version more than the other, one is more in danger of being cut to pieces.
Not a sword-a lightsaber! And Yoda would be standing and watching and say "Prefer the original, the public does. Remaster them, we must." I think that it a case of a couple of things. I don't want to Lucas bash, so I must choose my words carefully, but some of it might have to do with his ego (i.e. his preference for the SEs vs. much of the public's preference for the originals). And, of course, money. As I've said in another thread, it would be a devious marketing trick to test the waters with this release and then include a high-quality release in the 30th anniversay boxed set (anamorphic with 5.1/2.0/and mono) when the set will of course be very high priced. Lucas knows full well that someone like me would pay a lot of money for the set just to get the three version of the films which I love so much. Let us hope that we are correct.